Code violation means out with old, in with construction of steel and wood showpiece

10:29 PM,
Nov. 9, 2012

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Story by Maria Sonnenberg
Photos by Dave Potter

You can't hurry love, and you can't also rush great craftsmanship, so it is no wonder that the Brazilian cherry staircase Kevin Jones of Southern Stair Company created for a Merritt Island couple was a one-year labor of love.

In an era when an entire house can sprout up in a couple of months, a journey of 365 days for a staircase seems long ? until you see it.

Homeowners Billy Wiers and Tim Fahrer, transplants from loft life in San Francisco, moved to their 3,000-square-foot home on Merritt Island nine years ago to reconnect with family nearby. ...